No. We need to go 4-4-1-1. A workhorse midfield with two wide men and two forwards playing off each other. Hey, that's what we had back in the day! No room for Eze, sorry.

I think we have to accept that neither Edouard or Mateta are good enough to start the game, and Wilf, Eze and Olise are our only attacking options.

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At this moment in time we look like we're going with Edouard and Mateta as our main striker options. Neither of them look convincing

I couldn't help thinking last night how well Ivan Toney would fit into our team. Does the grunt work and knows how to score.

I think Eze will do his best work centrally behind a front 2/3 but we haven't got good enough players to enable that.

Our squad is light in numbers but also in quality. So are we recruiting for players that will be potential starters or are we just looking to pad the squad out ? Option 1 will be the more expensive.

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I'll be surprised if we get even one decent signing in before the window slams shut. Has to be a midfielder for me, a striker would be lovely but not holding out hope.

I have made several posts like this in the past fully willing to take any vitriol as I will either be proved right or so overcome with a joy even Willo would struggle to articulate with accuracy!

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

We know we are in for a central midfielder as we were close to signing Downes.
We’ve also been strongly linked with at least 3 other central midfielders.
I’ll be surprised if we don’t bring in one even at this late stage.
We don’t appear to be in for a central striker.
This could be because of the exorbitant cost and would mean we will be reliant on Edouard, Mateta and possibly Zaha as options.
In the press conference Vieira referred to wanting a different ‘profile’ of player to those that we currently have.
I don’t believe that to be a Benteke type or there would not have been much point in him leaving.
I think it’s more likely to be a quick, mobile wide player who can be flexible across the front line.
This could be Semenyo or possibly Sarr if the price is right.

With Chelsea injuries I wonder if Gallagher is off the table?
I think if we could get him we could pose a real threat down the right side with him and Olise and also on the left side with the link up of Zaha and Eze
Our threat wouldn’t be so lopsided as it has been recently.

I know you are on a wind up but don’t be surprised to see Dyche rock up at Bournemouth